Appointed : an American novel / William H. Anderson, Walter H. Stowers ; edited by Eric Gardner and Bryan Sinche.

Author/creator Anderson, William H. author.
Other author Stowers, Walter H., 1859-1932, author.
Other author Gardner, Eric, editor.
Other author Sinche, Bryan editor.
Format Book
EditionFirst edition.
PublicationMorgantown : West Virginia University Press, 2019.
Copyright Date©2019
Descriptionxxv, 297 pages ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Racism--Southern States. --History. --19th century. --Fiction.
United States--Race relations. --History. --19th century. --Fiction.

SeriesRegenerations
Regenerations. ^A1256237
Contents Introduction -- Note on the text -- Appointed : An American novel -- Appendix A : Reviews of Appointed -- Appendix B : Writings from the Plaindealer -- Appendix C : "A strange freak of fate".
Abstract "Appointed is a recently recovered novel written by William Anderson and Walter Stowers, two of the editors of the Detroit Plaindealer, a long-running and well-regarded African American newspaper of the late nineteenth century. Drawing heavily on nineteenth-century print culture, the authors tell the story of John Saunders, a college-educated black man living and working in Detroit. Through a bizarre set of circumstances, Saunders befriends his white employer's son, Seth Stanley, and the two men form a lasting, cross-racial bond that leads them to travel together to the American South. On their journey, John shows Seth the harsh realities of American racism and instructs him in how he might take responsibility for alleviating the effects of racism in his own home and in the white world broadly. As a coauthored novel of frustrated ambition, cross-racial friendship, and the tragedy of lynching, Appointed represents a unique contribution to African American literary history. This is the first scholarly edition of Appointed, and it includes a collection of writings from the Plaindealer, the authors' short story 'A Strange Freak of Fate,' and an introduction that locates Appointed and its authors within the journalistic and literary currents of the United States in the late nineteenth century"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 296-297).
Genre/formNovels.
Genre/formFiction.
Genre/formHistory.
Genre/formFiction.
Genre/formNovels.
LCCN 2019010276
ISBN9781946684394 hardcover
ISBN1946684392 hardcover
ISBN9781949199000 paperback
ISBN1949199002 paperback
ISBNelectronic book

Availability

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Joyner Ronnie Barnes African American Collection PS2959.S23 A86 2019 ✔ Available Place Hold